The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

The recession went unnoticed at NYC Comic Con this weekend as thousands of horny, pimple-faced adolescents swarmed the Jacob Javits Center floor. They bought up what seemed like millions of comic books, action figures, collectibles and high-priced original comic art.

I was curious so I sneaked past security and found comic nerd-vana. Boys of all ages were swapping X-men comics for Japanese Anime and googling pretty girls dressed like Superwoman, Lara Croft and Aeon Flux. It was a feast for the freaks!
Outside I found Chewbacca, Stormtroopers, Spock and the Joker posing on 9th ave for photo-ops with The Village Voice.

I love sci-fi just as much as the next person but I can’t help recalling the S&N 1986 “Get A Life!” skit with William Shatner. Some of these misdirected geeks look like they haven’t seen daylight in months. Others are obviously here to poke fun, me being one of them.

Sonja Stark

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